| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) SG - Sonny Riggs (fresh) SF - Scott Capone (fresh) PF - Aaron Devine (fresh) C - Ernest Schirmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fresh) SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) PF - John Harmon (fresh) C - Jerome Green (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | John Harmon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Valparaiso | Aaron Devine swats the layup by Weldon Pomerleau | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Aaron Devine | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Weldon Pomerleau | 2-3 |
| 19:06 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin misses short on a floater from the left block | 2-3 |
| 19:04 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Matthew Bos | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Valparaiso | Jerome Green grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin misses badly on a floater from the left side | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Sonny Riggs | 2-3 |
| 17:43 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 2-3 |
| 17:42 | Valparaiso | Jerome Green grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:24 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Jerome Green | 2-5 |
| 17:04 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Walter Martell (SG), Sean Rotter (SF), Dennis Hackman (PF), Lawrence Lyman (C) Weldon Pomerleau, Victor Blassingame, John Harmon, Jerome Green | |
| 16:44 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 16:42 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:35 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Scott Capone | 5-5 |
| 16:21 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:19 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:00 | Minnesota | Dennis Hackman steals it from Aaron Devine | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fairly fresh) SG - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Aaron Devine (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Walter Martell (fresh) SF - Sean Rotter (fresh) PF - Dennis Hackman (fresh) C - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 15:28 | Minnesota | Walter Martell is called for the reach on Sonny Riggs - foul #1 on Walter Martell, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau (SG), Victor Blassingame (SF), Jerome Green (C) Matthew Bos, Sean Rotter, Lawrence Lyman | |
| 15:17 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Peter Aikin | 8-8 |
| 14:48 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau comes up short on the floater from the left block | 8-8 |
| 14:46 | Valparaiso | Jerome Green grabs the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:34 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Harmon (PF) Dennis Hackman | |
| 14:18 | Minnesota | John Harmon is called for the reach on Peter Aikin - foul #1 on John Harmon, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| 14:06 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs's pass is intercepted by Jerome Green | 8-8 |
| 13:49 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame is called for a backcourt violation | 8-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (SF) Scott Capone | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), Sean Rotter (SF) Weldon Pomerleau, Victor Blassingame | |
| 13:33 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Matthew Bos - foul #1 on Matthew Bos, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Daniel Butler (PF) Aaron Devine | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 13:33 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:33 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:23 | Valparaiso | John Harmon scores on a runner in the paint and he's hacked by Daniel Butler - foul #1 on Daniel Butler, team foul #1 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman (SF) Walter Martell | |
| 13:23 | Valparaiso | John Harmon misses the free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:23 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Sean Rotter - foul #1 on Sean Rotter, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:01 | Valparaiso | John Harmon comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-10 |
| 12:59 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman tips it back up and in | 11-12 |
| 12:39 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 11-12 |
| 12:38 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 12:24 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter scores on a floater from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 12:07 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (SG), Aaron Devine (PF) Sonny Riggs, Ernest Schirmer | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau (SG), Victor Blassingame (SF), Dennis Hackman (PF), Lawrence Lyman (C) Sean Rotter, Richard Eshelman, John Harmon, Jerome Green | |
| 11:47 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau buries a 3 from the left corner | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Hale (fresh) PF - Aaron Devine (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) PF - Dennis Hackman (fresh) C - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Victor Blassingame - foul #1 on Victor Blassingame, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (SG) Peter Aikin | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Walter Martell (PG) Matthew Bos | |
| 11:31 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:31 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:09 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 11:08 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 11:04 | Minnesota | Scott Capone lays it up and in set up by Emerson Lindquist and he's fouled by Dennis Hackman - foul #1 on Dennis Hackman, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| 11:04 | Minnesota | Scott Capone makes the free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:47 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman lays it in | 16-19 |
| 10:29 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 10:28 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 10:09 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 10:08 | Minnesota | Scott Capone pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 09:53 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist misses the 3 from straight away | 16-19 |
| 09:52 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler gets the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 09:28 | Minnesota | Scott Capone misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Walter Martell - foul #2 on Walter Martell, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG), Sonny Riggs (SG), Ernest Schirmer (C) Emerson Lindquist, Gerald Hale, Aaron Devine | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), Sean Rotter (SG), Richard Eshelman (SF), John Harmon (PF), Jerome Green (C) Walter Martell, Weldon Pomerleau, Victor Blassingame, Dennis Hackman, Lawrence Lyman | |
| 09:28 | Minnesota | Scott Capone makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:28 | Minnesota | Scott Capone makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:08 | Valparaiso | John Harmon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 09:06 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman tips it home | 18-21 |
| 09:00 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Sonny Riggs | 20-21 |
| 08:39 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter is called for traveling | 20-21 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Hale (SF) Scott Capone | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 08:23 | Minnesota | Richard Eshelman is called for the reach on Gerald Hale - foul #1 on Richard Eshelman, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| 08:23 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 08:23 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:02 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter is fouled on the floor by Gerald Hale - foul #1 on Gerald Hale, team foul #2 | 22-21 |
| 07:44 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Matthew Bos | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Hale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Rotter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Eshelman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerome Green (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs scores on a floater from the baseline | 24-24 |
| 07:08 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter banks in the layup | 24-26 |
| 06:53 | Minnesota | John Harmon takes the ball from Daniel Butler | 24-26 |
| 06:34 | Valparaiso | Jerome Green misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ernest Schirmer - foul #1 on Ernest Schirmer, team foul #3 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (SF), Aaron Devine (PF) Gerald Hale, Daniel Butler | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau (SG), Victor Blassingame (SF), Dennis Hackman (PF) Sean Rotter, Richard Eshelman, John Harmon | |
| 06:34 | Valparaiso | Jerome Green makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:34 | Valparaiso | Jerome Green makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:19 | Minnesota | Scott Capone can't connect on a floater near the basket | 24-28 |
| 06:17 | Valparaiso | Jerome Green pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 06:13 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 05:46 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Peter Aikin and the foul's on Dennis Hackman - foul #2 on Dennis Hackman, team foul #9 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (SG) Sonny Riggs | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Timothy Bish (PG), John Harmon (PF), Lawrence Lyman (C) Matthew Bos, Dennis Hackman, Jerome Green | |
| 05:46 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine misses the free throw | 26-31 |
| 05:46 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Victor Blassingame | 26-31 |
| 05:37 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman misses the easy layup | 26-31 |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Scott Capone | 26-31 |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Timothy Bish steals the ball from Emerson Lindquist | 26-31 |
| 05:17 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame lays it in on a great pass from Timothy Bish | 26-33 |
| 04:58 | Minnesota | Scott Capone is called for traveling | 26-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Gerald Hale (SF) Peter Aikin, Scott Capone | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman (PG) Timothy Bish | |
| 04:37 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Weldon Pomerleau | 26-35 |
| 04:22 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise is fouled on the floor by Victor Blassingame - foul #2 on Victor Blassingame, team foul #10 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SG), Daniel Butler (C) Emerson Lindquist, Ernest Schirmer | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), Sean Rotter (SG), Jerome Green (C) Weldon Pomerleau, Victor Blassingame, John Harmon | |
| 04:22 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 04:22 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 04:22 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 04:14 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 04:08 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Lyman | 27-35 |
| 03:47 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 03:45 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 03:41 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Bos - foul #2 on Matthew Bos, team foul #11 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (SF) Gerald Hale | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Walter Martell (SG), Dennis Hackman (PF) Richard Eshelman, Lawrence Lyman | |
| 03:41 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:41 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Capone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Devine (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Martell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sean Rotter (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dennis Hackman (fresh) C - Jerome Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Valparaiso | Lionel Weise is called for the reach on Matthew Bos in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lionel Weise, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG) Lionel Weise | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 03:17 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 03:16 | Minnesota | Scott Capone snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 02:53 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin banks in the layup set up by Scott Capone and he's hacked by Dennis Hackman - foul #3 on Dennis Hackman, team foul #12 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau (SG), Victor Blassingame (SF), John Harmon (PF) Sean Rotter, Dennis Hackman, Jerome Green | |
| 02:53 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin misses the free throw | 31-35 |
| 02:53 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler gets the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 02:36 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin double dribbles | 31-35 |
| 02:10 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 02:09 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 01:51 | Minnesota | Aaron Devine misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-35 |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 01:36 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Matthew Bos - foul #3 on Matthew Bos, team foul #13 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist (SG), Gerald Hale (SF), Ernest Schirmer (C) Sonny Riggs, Scott Capone, Daniel Butler | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman (PF), Jerome Green (C) Matthew Bos, John Harmon | |
| 01:36 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 01:36 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 01:15 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman hits a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Gerald Hale - foul #2 on Gerald Hale, team foul #5 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG) Peter Aikin | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 01:15 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | Gerald Hale misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 33-38 |
| 00:56 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Lawrence Lyman | 33-38 |
| 00:50 | Valparaiso | Emerson Lindquist takes the ball from Lawrence Lyman | 33-38 |
| 00:28 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Walter Martell - foul #3 on Walter Martell, team foul #14 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG) Aaron Devine | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman (PG), Sean Rotter (SF) Walter Martell, Victor Blassingame | |
| 00:28 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:28 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:28 | Valparaiso | Jerome Green pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 00:05 | Valparaiso | Emerson Lindquist is called for the reach on Weldon Pomerleau - foul #1 on Emerson Lindquist, team foul #6 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SG), Daniel Butler (PF) Emerson Lindquist, Lionel Weise | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Harmon (PF) Lawrence Lyman | |
| 00:01 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-38 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter snags the offensive board | 34-38 |